Assistant Crown attorney charged for soliciting sex from prostitute

A former assistant Crown attorney in Windsor has been charged with obtaining the sexual services of a prostitute.

Bruce Coates, 62, is alleged to have communicated with a prostitute while in the Ontario courthouse and while “engaged in his employment as an assistant Crown attorney,” OPP Sgt. David Rektor said Wednesday.

The alleged incident took place on Sept. 18. Coates subsequently stopped working for the Ministry of the Attorney General.